Promise Keeper, a Black Queer novella, by Verde Arzu
Chandon Kilpatrick is a freshman at Franklin University, a historically Black college where identity is everything. But for Chandon, navigating Blackness—and her place within it—has never been simple.
Caught between two worlds, she struggles to reconcile the cultural expectations of her father’s Black family and the straightforward, unspoken privileges of her White mother’s side.
The much anticipated second Black queer novella by Verde Arzu is a riveting exploration of identity, love, and the delicate balance between belonging and being true to oneself.
Rainbow, a Black Queer novella, by Verde Arzu
Taylor has room for exactly two things in her life: improving her performance as a college basketball player and maintaining the grades she needs to stay on the team and someday play in the WNBA. But when she meets the beautiful and confident Melony, Taylor’s whole way of life is called into question. RAINBOW is a coming-of-age queer love story with a Love Jones kind of vibe. It’s the first of many Black queer novellas by the author Verde Arzu.
Publication date: December 10, 2019